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Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

DR.. Morse. physician at Marine Hospital,
Baltimore, Md, found Red Star Cough
Cure a harmless and most effective RENE
dy in the cure of coughs lie recommends
it especially for children. who are irritable
and obstinate, as pleasant to take and
prompt in its effect. Price, twenty five
cents
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Louisville Courier Journal: The Dako-
ia republicans are determined not to go
TO church II they can help 1t the miserable
sinners
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

can be made in postal card, if il is used
10 send your add css on % HaNett q Co.
Portland. Maine. who can furnish YOU
work that Nou can DO and 1--we at home.
wherever you are located; n few there are
who cannot earn over - per day. and
some have m ado over 500. Capitnl not re
quircd; You are started free Either sex;
al ages All particulars free
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

For CouGH- AID THRoAT DISORDERS use
BROwN's BRONCHIAL TRooHEs. Have
never changed my mind respecting them,
except think better of that which hogan
thinking we'll of "-Reg. Henry ltdri
Bcch ,r. Sold only in boxes. Price p cts
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

II you had taken two Of Carter's Little
Liver ills before retiring you would not
have had that coated tongue or bad taste
in the mouth this morning. Keep a vial
with YOU for occasi 1nal use.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
Buffalo Courier: A typesetter is not nee
essarily i'll when he complains Of being
sout OF sorts -

Cease your coughing and en- 10y refresh
ing slumber, which DR. Bulls Cough Syrup
will insure Won. by promptly stopping the
cough Price % cts.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Husbands Greatest Blcs5ing
is a strong. healthy. vigorous wife, with a
clear handsome compile xIOn. These can all
be acquired by using DR.. Harter's Iron
Tonic.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Whitehall Times. The devil wears very
comfortable saddle.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Boston Pot a son of gun is apt to
bo "a lpra
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

New Orleans Picayune: Goa weighing
for retail is apt 10 be a short weigh from
truth.
Funny Talk A metaphysical PARADOX
killing yourself with hard work TO get
living.
Pretzel's Weekly They had german at
Hans Schmidt's house the other night. 1t
was a boy.
Boston Transcript: The printer is free
hearted fellow. He is always ready 10 set
EN- up.
Boston Transcript: The ladies OF the
ballet never appear in public without their
see-legs on.
Columbus Dispatch The last dark horse
in the District OF Columbia official race is
Trotter
Bid me discourse. / will enchant thine
enr with remarkable and a.tOnishing tales
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

"A most extraordinary and absolute
cure for rheumatism aud other bodily all
ments is st. Jacobs oil. - says Hon. James
Harlan Ga Vice Chancellor, Louisville, Ky.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Merchant Traveller: The anthems of the
gas companies are never seen IN short
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Mules are more popular than horses for
elegant equirage- ia Rio de Janeiro.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Unc'e Esek in the Century: The heart
gets weary but never gets old
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Life: Lolita is now worth over a million
dollars. Phew, That $ Lolita money for
so little woman.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Lowell Courier. Juet now Nice is not
now nice as a place 10 live in.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Cases of Weak Stomach, Indigestion
Dyspepsia, relieved by GATHERS LITTLE
NERVE PILLS
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
CHARLES A. SPlER,
OF Orion. Michigan

PONTIAC. Mich, March 10th. 1857
This is TO certify that Mr.. Chsres 4.
Spier my son has made n correct state
bedside during his entire illness.
JOHN SPlER.
I he iersigned certify that they are
well no u, inted with Charles a. spier,
whose signature appears above, and We
have no he itation in saying that any
tatemcnt made by him can be relied upon
a being true IN every particular
BERl,lDGE& BERRlDGE.
Druggists, Orion, Mich.
j. a. NEAL.
Editor Weekly Review and Justice of the
Peace, Orion Mich
j. :. KlTCH ER Postmaster
OBION. Mich. March 18th, 1851
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

whitehall Times II is n mi take TO ex-
pect u find Sl,0Jo angel in 81 wees ser
Nant
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Free Advice on Family Soap Making.
Send your a1dr Sc for A. rare loo[. Red
Sea- lye CO., 24s \ IN ri 81, Philada., Pa
Washinc ton Critic: | always suspicion
the patriot that Is eager TO save his coun-
try fer nOtlin'.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
The Tcople Of Oakland County Wild With
Excitement
PONTIAC. Mich. March IL. 1857.

On the 10th OF December, lSs6, / came
from Orion TO Pontiac, TO visit my par
ents. and was taken suddenly i'll. DR..
Galbreth of this place was called and
after making n careful examination OF my
case, de ired council, and named ms coun-
cillor, DR.. Mctiraw of Detroit. They met
in council December 18th, made careful
examination, and pronounced my disease
as Cancer Of the Liver, and stated that
there was no hope for me, as IL was i'm
possible TO cure me. The pain Was very
severe and DIR. Galbreith continued his
visits, administering quoting powders.
A swelling or bunch had formed under my
right ribs almost as large as my head, and
j had given up all hopes of recovery But
having heard of Hibbard's Rheumatic
Syrup.I sent February LIST 1881, and bought
n bottle of the syrup from Mr. Peter
Schmitz, a druggist Of this place, and took
it as directed. About March lst something
broke and the swelling commenced 10 go
down, until il had almost disappeared.
Up TO this date | have taken two and one
half bottles of the syrup and have so far
recovered as 10 he able to visit my neigh
hors and ! am truly rejoicing that | am
fast being relieved from such ter lble pain,
and desiring 10 acknowledge the benefit !
have received in using your syrup, ] send
you this statement, hoping you will use 1t
80 that Others who are afflicted may be
benefited and relieved from pain as | have
been Very IrulN
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Bid me discourse. / will enchant thine
ear with remarkable and astonishing tales
of remarkable and astounding cures of all
sorts of suffering by salvation Oil. Sold
for % cents
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

Whitehall Times IL is wise resolution
that knows it, own father
LYONS Patent Heel stfnercr is the only invention
that makes uI.. boots straight as new.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08

If aGi ted with sore ewes use Or. Isaac
Thoml son Eye Water. Druggists sell H. Zoe.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1887-04-08
am, very truly yours,

Foreman at Goodger q Nayloy's shoe
factory, - South st. Paul street; resi-
dencc q Griffith ST.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
THE LEDGER.
THURSDAY, DEC. 90, 1887.
In T.t,uisiana-

1t was a iowly cottage yet enrobed
With gold-green vines and roses royal red
So close the keenest sunbeam hardly prohed
Its chambers dim, with many a conweh
spread.
Ancient l. seemed, though loved by natures
young
Her evanesceHt. ever-nasoent things
Bright birds and brighter butterflies, that
Prismatie splendor from their sumptuous
wings.
In the quaint court the opuient orange trees
With bud and bloom, with fruifage greer
Commingling, from the wooing of the breezo
Turning coyly, as rich danes from snit0rs
bold
Oh, lovely is that land, on which the sky
Leans like lover: where the golden hours
Leave q delicious music as they hy,
While the night but deepens the perfume OF
flowers.
And in that land of love, man might well.
In passing, fancy that some maiden sweet
Must in that lowly cottage surely dwell,
So shyly hidden from the staring street.
But enc day from its cool shades came Cry.
Keen as a woman's at her first born's birth;
A piteous. lone-drawn wall OF agony.
That chilled the passers by, and sniled their
mirth.
And so they entered with expectant thrill
bed,
They found q woman lying stark and still
A poor old negro woman cold and dead.
The large white curtains fiuttered In the
breeze
Like tapping sails upon the bilIowy deep,
And Gagged bird, on high, sang little glees,
AS if to coax its mistress from her sleep.
But, prisoned in her arms. her masters son,
II fair, white child, she held with clasp SO
strong
That to unoose him it took more than one
OF the stout men among that wondering
throDg.
Yet stiil he cliIng 10 her, with sobs and tear
Calling her "bGnne TIaInan:" and ii is said
That stern men wept, who had not wept fog
years.
Now, to some hearts the meaning of all this
May only be the pafhos of mans Wild
Attempt TO bridge the infinite abyss
With love as feeble as a little child.
Yet to my soul, q butterfly of dreams
And fowery thoughts with morning radianoe
rife,
AS in this picture, so forever seems
Death-like fond black n"rse embracing
Life.
Henry W. Austin, in The American
Magazine.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
Story OF a Lost Watch.

..For some time," said the doctor ts
Philadelphia Cali reporter, Il lave
been attending colored man ON " ood
street who is confined to his bed by q
chronic disorder. There was ne
money in the case, but true physician
never thinks of that, and | kept peg
ging away at my man until got him
on the turn. Then he fell back again,
and / began to think that his mind was
diseased-that is, that he was broodtng
over something, and that plays che
mischief with medicine. You take the
case of beautiful girl who loses her
hair from fever. Her recovery is Fe-
taraed for weeks if you give her
;ooking-glass.
.'Well, | kept quiet and made myself
friendly. and one day the secret came
out. He waited until he was alone
with me, and then be asked me to go
to a closet in the room and hunt up 8
black stocking. [ did so and handed
it to him, and he took therefrom some
thing that looked like a bundle of rags.
paper tied with old twine, and inside
was piece of chamois, and inside of
that a beautiful gold watch. Ihad been
watching these proceedings with con-
siderable interest, and when saw the
watch | jumped al once to the eonclu-
sion that my patient was about to
make restitution for robbery. /
was mistaken.
ssYou's away off, boss, said he, with
3 smile, as he evidently read my
thoughts. i didn't stole that watch;
/ found 'um. picked up that watch
bout year ago ON the corner of 18th
and Market streets, and / want to give
um back before die The story
looked fishy, but it all turned out nat
urally enough when | questioned him.
He found the watch and brought it
home and told no one about it for fear
of being robbed. He didn't advertise
it because he had no money to pay for
the advertisement, and he didn't read
the papers to see if reward had been
offered simply because neither he nor
any of his family could read. So he
I'D the watch in a closet and did moth
ing atail.
s'I examined the watch and saw that
it was Il lady's watch and valuable
On the inside of the case was engraved
date and the name Sarah Matilda
Shreye Here was clew. What dc
you want ME to do with thisp asked.
He replied that was to sind tue owner
and return the watch with or without
areward, and he seemed actually CRATE,
full as carried it away.
s'Whel / returned to my office |
got out tile directory and wrote n letter
to every Shreve in the city, about
lalf-tiozen, detailing the circum
stances and asking for Sarah Matilda
The next day 1 got letter from !
Streye telling me that the owner %
the watch was now the wife of prom
inept citizen-neyer mind his name
and lived at 18th and Pine. That af
ternootl / called on the lady. told MI
.tery, and she identified the watch be
yond question and told how she Iosl
It in coming from Broad street station
.'Sife Mas gratitied at its recover,
II surprised when she heard wher,
{. had been fora year, and am happ1
.e say that her gratitude did not stol
at words. TIE next day she called t
see my patient aud left liberal pres
ent behind her, and she has been
regular caller ever since. The resul
3 that my man is getting we'll. and i
looks now as If his modest futars we
sszgc@5I
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
WARaER BgOsf, assss:s sa.ssss. ss.';. Z.

roa SALE N ALI LEADING MERuaAzf|
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
Capt. Lincoln.

It ID not unworthy of notice that ia
. country where military titles were
conferred with fudicrous profasioa and
borae with absurd complacency,
Lincoln. who had actually been conn.,
missioned, and served as captain,
never used the designation after he
laid down his command. Liacolns
Life. The Century.
EmIyi,A. Stewardson, son of Thomas
Stewardson of Germantown Pa, has
just won the high distinction of rank
ing first at the examination for admis-
sion TO the School Of Sculpture in fh4
Beaux arts at Paris. There were 76
contestants. gathered from almost every
scivilixad country on tho earth.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29

1t was a lowly cottage, yet enrobed
With gold-green vines and roses royal red
So close the keenest sunbeam hardly prohed
Its chambers dun, with many a eoeweh
spread.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29

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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
How q, be a Sailor.

Having decided to he navigator,
II boy has nothing else, let him al
least start with the consent and bless
ing of his parents anti guardians, and
then go to work with the deternaina-
ton of becoming nothing less than the
captain of ship.
At the outset. it would be q good
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United States training-ships, where
young Americans are trained to be
seamen. He must be. between four
teen aad eighteen years of age, and
he win not be entitled to his discharge
until he has gone through the whole
Course of instruction.
If our wouie-he seafarer pursues
this course. he will find it to his adj
vantage should he start life on a
European steamer. Still. he would be
possessed of great deal of knowledge
in reference to naval warfare which,
in that position, would be of no use to
him, and there would be very much
that he would have to learn. in addi-
tion to what he already knew.
Starting as an ordinary seaman. he
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ably SO. for on the sea you have to be
thoroughly competent in one posi-
ton before you can rise to a higher.
or the four officers on an ocean
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Ias.
cae of the men who LET'S boats on
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The boat, and it will be 4 ease Of two
souls with bat single thwars-
Bismarck Is said TO be ageias fast.
His hair Is snow white ard his face Ii
marked with deep wrinklc But i
nan may lire 8 long time after
wrinkles and white hair have set n,
- 3
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-12-29
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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-12
Worthy to be a General.

We had the pleasure of listening to y
most excellent temperance lecture on Last
Friday night, delivered by Ed. J. II
Gambrell. He is a man we'll qualified for
the duty To which the prohibitionists
have assigned him. Fully convinced that
known TO the human race, he enters upon
his work with determination to succeed.
Fearlessly he attactS all opposition,
showing the talIacy of the high-hcense
argument, as we'll rs that of the personal
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interesting and Instructive, aud we will
be glad 10 welcome him among us at any
time, believing that he has already
accomplished much good for our com
munity and the Stste.--Newton DispGtch.
The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-12
The Effects of Mental Exhn a.
tiOu.

Many diseas-s, especially those of the
nervous system, are the products of
daily renewed mental exhaustion.
Business avocations often involve an
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~ one of the most important attributes of
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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-12
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Excitement In Texas.

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said he was dying of Consumption. a
trial bottle of DR.. Kings New Discovery
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The Brookhaven leader., 1887-05-12
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